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"I was blessed by God with a talent to express myself through the art-form called music, I eventually found love in it and had no other choice than to embrace it and ever since, I’ve come to enjoy it; I feel like I was born to do it and I really want to continue to make music. To me, it’s sort of like life because I can relate it with everything that happens around me."
"Don't judge me from my looks or the way I dress, judge me wit what I do, cuz I don't impress people!!"
"It all has to do with my feelings, my mood or state of mind. Most times my experiences, things I desire, it could be good depends on how the listener’s level of perception is structured."
"Take a little rewind back to 1999, It's not the same place don't look front, better look behind"
"Uh, cause everyday she's struggling she be hustling day and night I don't think you know how it feels when you're an orphan yeah"
"aii, see Plenty money, means plenty honey na so dem say money is the root of all evil but nowadays na di fruit of the tree weh deh bless people"
"You a naughty girl and you're so fine Liking em strings on your waist line You mi desire, you ah hotter than fire Gal I like di way you shake yuh behind"
"Dirty wind, I like the way you dey wind And the way you dey do You fit make Timaya go mad So fine girl, pull down your skirt ah"
"Anyway I be, holding this mic And I'm restless Lyrical bars, it comes quick like my first sex I'm raw, no latex I aint a slave, I'm a grown man Fvck the chains and the necklace Gat bad chicks everywhere, Casablanca Noah flow, leave you in a state like Bayelsa I poo in your mouth, you can talk that shyt Guns like a cinema, it got clips"
"Bad boys making moves like a magician always on their hustle like a tactician see the streets, me I say you be average man one blood, one nation, African"
"My Nigerian girl I love you everyday in any way no be material girl, and all the way she no dey play"
"I strongly believe that we all have a part to contribute to making the world better. I’m committed to using my platform and resources to help provide the much-needed health care, facilities, and education especially for our African children and people living with disabilities so they are equipped to live comfortably and compete on a global level."
"I really think I have to find a partner that compliments me but still pushes me and is better at some things than I am, so they can inspire me to improve myself as a person."
"So many guys don’t want me, they want my dad. I dated a guy, and he was like; when is he going to meet my dad. I want someone to love the shit out of me and like to be happy and not my dad."
""I’m excited not only to play music but showcase the vast array of talented artists cultivating the music scene on the continent.”"
"So Neo-Afrobeats is basically a fusion of Afrobeats with different elements. So it can be Hip Hop, it can be House, it can be Pop."
"Africa is endowed with an array of diverse talents and creatives that are excellent in their fields. Music lovers from all over the world have begun to see how phenomenal Afrobeat is and have been captivated by our unique sound. There’s been a spin and the spotlight is on us now."
"I’ve had quite a number of career highlights for which I feel truly blessed that my hard work has met with success. I’m so proud of my African heritage and always have a sense of fulfillment when I’m given the opportunity to serve."
""The show represents a journey from West to East and North to South, but importantly a narrative of Africa then to Africa now.”"
"100 per cent. London was the focal point for me, going to university in London allowed me to fall even more in love with nightlife and allowed me to create a space that was kind of transatlantic."
"Covid-19 definitely threw a wrench in plans made for 2020. Nobody envisaged a pandemic of this magnitude when setting goals for the year. The need to limit all forms of physical contact has definitely shifted the perspective. We’ve had to adjust to the current reality and shift solely to virtual gatherings."
"I’ve grown from being a young girl with dreams to a woman with a global vision. My talent is a platform for more things to come and everyday the Cuppy mission gets even bigger. I have the most supportive fans, friends and family rooting for me and I’m very determined not to let them down. Their love spurs me on and motivates me to keep pushing no matter how rough or tough things get."
"I was like 15, 16 and I walked into a club in Lagos, underaged, and I fell in love with the fact that the DJ had so much power."
"With dating you have to be open-minded; I actually enjoy dating. When you go on a date, it is about talking and getting to know each other. I am ‘super open’, I want to be dating and that is why I met the bus driver."
"Well, Cuppy comes from cupcakes. I was obsessed with baking when I was younger and let’s just say, I had cheeks like cupcakes. I was really cheerful and I just loved anything sugary so people used to call me cupcake."
"So I feel like I’m a bit of a, you know, oxymoron in my environment, I feel like I’m a contradiction. And so for me, it was about finding a name that represented me going against the grain."
"Inspiration behind the Original Copy debut album (20 November 2020)"
"Best believe Tobi IS going to school and the @CuppyFoundation will provide EVERY she needs until she graduates!"
"https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2025/05/04/dj-cuppy-betrayed-they-used-me-to-get-to-my-dad/ PMnewsnigeria"
"It is about showing people they can be who they are truly, without the masks and pretenses. You are a human being, and you can find yourself."
"Frank Ocean played a huge part; the first song that I’d heard by him was “Swim Good.” I used to also listen to Lil Wayne and Aaliyah. Lauryn Hill’s “I Gotta Find Peace of Mind” was very, very spiritual. I could feel the energy on it. Songs like those made me want to release. The songs that all of these artists sing are releases and the expression of their spirits."
"I got exposed to a couple of studios, and I met a few producers and started seeing the process of music being made. It made me question, “What is this?” I’d been only exploring piano and guitar at the time, and now you’re telling me I can do more than I’m already doing?"
"I love, love, love guitars and chords. I like things that are based on the instruments I originally learned—violin, flutes. I like things that sound raw and pure. When it comes to drums, I like them very percussion-heavy and in my own way. I enjoy hard kicks and tight snares."
"I used to write poems a lot – I’ll just sit down and write things I’m feeling, and it’ll come out so poetic, even if I’m just talking about breakfast."
"That sense of being an outcast continued into high school. “I just wasn’t popular; I cried a lot, I was very shy. I would cover my head with a blazer. I wouldn’t be able to talk – I just was a loner. And my only escape was the music room."
"I was very naive. I didn’t know that people lie, I didn’t know that people didn’t write their own songs. Music has always been my expression of how I felt. It’s always been my life."
"Music is my happy place. Music is the only thing that makes me feel truly at home. If I'm sad, it's the only thing I can run to. If someone says to me "here's a billion dollars, just chill" I would still do music. I mean, I'd collect the billion dollars and then do music. That's how bad it is. That's how much I love it."
"It was just very easy, it wasn't something I had to try for. So I understood music to be my thing and no matter what it was going to take, I had to end up in it."
"Freestyling, for me, feels like a release. A lot of things I feel, I can't explain, I just sing it. So it was one of those days when it was just inside me. I don't know where it came from. By the time I finished, I knew I had something special."
"Everything happened organically. The fact that so many people resonate with it makes me feel really good. I'm happy they can feel it."
"It was just really crazy. I couldn't believe it. I still can't believe it. That was when I realized things have actually changed."
"Locally, I'm definitely hoping for Burna Boy, Wizkid, and Niniola. I'm also hoping for my friend, Dami Oniru. I'm hoping we can release some of our collaborations. Internationally, I'd like Stormzy, Ms Banks, and maybe Khalid. This is the longest shot ever but I want to work with Frank Ocean. Koffee as well! She's top on my list."
"Well, I’ve never felt more connected with my fans like that before. It just felt like we were all in one room and it was a lot of people, but it felt like we might as well have been in a big ass living room, just vibing. I really felt like that experience and the presence was just incredibly intense. I haven’t let go so much as I did before that day in terms of performing."
"I had a show the night before, so on Friday I was just sleeping the whole day."
"But I wasn’t thinking about how to be better in the limelight, I was just thinking of how to be a better person in general, the best possible version of myself. And I think once you start being visible, a lot of these things that you didn’t know existed start coming to light, you start knowing yourself more, too."
"What I hope that God does through me, is for the image of the African woman to be changed to something luxurious, or desired, or sought after. For the demand of the African woman to go up… Let us not be chasing foreign things, let us be something to be chased. And that can’t just happen with me; it’s a together thing. It has to happen with a whole industry of women already doing real and amazing things. That’s the future."
"The more power the people have, the greater we become as a whole."
"I don’t want to be somebody that follows; I don’t want to be the ‘after’ person."
"When I see any one of you gracing a stage, I feel like that’s me. We’re all winning and we’re about to move in like a tsunami… know that love lives on this side. As we show the world how it’s done."
"I think the perfectionism is definitely a Nigerian thing. For me, it’s definitely Lagos. Because if you check around the world, Nigerians are always the best at whatever they’re doing, whether that’s braids, hair, make-up, doctors… They’ll give you food and it’ll be over good, so that when you’re paying them, you know why."
"It’s not necessarily people, it’s really just a system. But once you’re an artist you’re not really an artist, you’re an entertainer – your life is entertainment for people. It’s a system of distraction."
"I can understand, when it's the speaking."
"When did I realize I was blown? When I got a DM from RiRi."
"“I think it’s important to be real with yourself and the people around you.”"
"https://thenationonlineng.net/tems-my-songs-are-mostly-from-experiences/"
"My latest song, “Ganja,” is a love song, love inspired it and the way I see it, love is intoxicating."
"Sometimes isolation is a gift , learn how to be grateful when God separates you from the wrong people. Don't push to get back in their lives."
"No evidence, you go explain tire"
"If you don’t succeed, you’ll find yourself tirelessly explaining your efforts. The need to elaborate and justify your attempts arises when there’s no proof that you gave it your all unless you succeed."
"At the end of the day, everything you chase will run."
"If you do not speak your truth, the Lies will become your truth"
"Way I see it, everyone plays their own role in the world, and no role is more important than the other."
"Find out who is truly for you and who is really your Enemy. Let conscience and Confidence Lead you all, As it has lead me all my Life."
"A wise man can play the fool, but the fool can never play wise."
"“I no dey for all those podcast/ring light level abeg. I be professional for my profession; na only professional for him own profession dey qualified to interview ODG,”"
"I am baker selling bread, you are not coming to my bakery to buy the baker but the bread."
"You should try as much as possible to be original."
"We [Mavin] are moving from the traditional Friday release date to Wednesdays and Thursdays because there are no more Fridays [without another artist dropping a song]."
"We need to fix the system in general. We need to train the male child better."
"https://dailypost.ng/2024/07/25/why-i-dont-allow-my-artistes-to-release-songs-same-day-as-wizkid-asake-don-jazzy/ daily post"
"Still don't like being boxed in some type of way, I'm not that kind of artist."
"Growing up and realising that your granddad was a percussionist, it’s another validating fact that I was born a musician."
"It's great to witness that I can just make music and the world can decide what it's and it becomes a movement."
"I’m that artist that lives in a fantasy world. I just live in my head 90 per cent of the time."
"There is nothing special about me; I only see the favour of God."
"The usual way of playing gospel music in the old days is quite different from the way it’s being played today."
"Despite my physical challenges, I have determined to live with it and forge ahead, but not to become a beggar."
"I will encourage anybody facing any challenge just to face it and determine to overcome it."
"I have learnt consistency, originality and professionalism. Talent is not enough to make a great artiste. There is a need for character, discipline, good public relations, social capital, and good relationship with fans."